November 05, 2008 06:11 PM UTC

Musgrave Ungracious In Defeat

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• by: Colorado Pols

Not even a phone call? As the Greeley Tribune reports:

[Congresswoman-Elect Betsy] Markey took the stage at the Fort Collins Marriott to rousing cheers, after her husband, Jim Kelly, choked up as he said she was the love of his life.

Markey thanked her children, her husband and even Musgrave, shushing boos that emanated from the crowd as she mentioned her opponent.

“No, I admire anybody who is going to put themselves out there in the public like we have done,” she said. “So thank you, Marilyn, for your six years of service to the 4th Congressional District.”

Musgrave wasn’t available for comment Tuesday night – but she did show up briefly at Jackson’s All American Sports Grill in Greeley – and several calls to her campaign manager Jason Thielman seeking comment were not returned. Shortly before midnight, Markey said she had not heard from Musgrave either…